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Germinated Barley Foodstuff Improves Constipation Induced by Loperamide in Rats

Osamu KANAUCHIApplied Bioresearch Center, Corporate Research and Development Division Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
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Yoshitaka HITOMIApplied Bioresearch Center, Corporate Research and Development Division Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
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Kazue AGATAApplied Bioresearch Center, Corporate Research and Development Division Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
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Tomohiko NAKAMURAApplied Bioresearch Center, Corporate Research and Development Division Kirin Brewery Co. Ltd.
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Tohru FUSHIKIDepartment of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Pages 1788-1790 | Received 27 Mar 1998, Published online: 22 May 2014

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